In Memoriam : William Guild

Visitation Information:Friends and relatives may call from 10:30am to 12:30 pm Saturday May 30, 2015 at Dennett, Craig & Pate 365 Main St, Saco. A 12:30 Memorial service will immediately follow at the funeral home.

Burial will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

For those wishing to make memorial contributions, please consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to Maine Special Olympics, 125 John Roberts Rd #5, South Portland Maine 04106.

Obituary:Old Orchard Beach, William Guild, 81, of East Grand Ave passed away May 27, 2015 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House with his family by his side.

William was born January 5, 1934 in Edinburgh, Scotland the son of William Nesbitt Bennie Guild and Mary Gilhooley Guild.

He graduated local schools in Scotland and came to the United States at the age of 17. He served in the US Army and settled in the Hartford, CT area. While in this area he started Guild Plumbing and Heating, servicing Glastonbury and Greater Hartford. Some of his proudest accomplishments were coaching children’s baseball and soccer teams and cheering for his grandchildren.

He and his wife Fern moved to Southern Maine in 1985 where he worked for Pillsbury Plumbing and Heating for several years.

His wife, Fern Cote Guild, passed away in 1994.

In retirement, he loved golf, travel and family time. He and his long time companion Lucette Schinella traveled to Florida, around the United States, Scotland and other European Countries.

William is survived by a son David Guild and his wife Tara of Northampton, MA, 3 daughters Liz Roberts of Avon Park, FL, Kathy Guild of Belfast and Debbie Guild of Wells, a brother Alex Guild of Rocky Hill, CT, 8 grandchildren Aaron, Josh, Christian, Ryan, Cody, Amanda, Shannon and Kimberly, and 3 great grandchildren, Noah, Alex and Adam.

We were so saddened to learn of Uncle Bill's death. We will always remember him as a loving, happy, and friendly man. He was a welcome a guest in our houses in MA and Florida and our cottage in NH. We also enjoyed visiting with Uncle Bill and Fern in CT and ME and, years later, with he and Lucette in ME and FL. His passing has left a void in us. We will remember his smiling face forever.